Jun 30 2007
Las Vegas poker pro nabs $2.3 million (Detroit News)
Las Vegas poker pro Freddy Deeb won $2.3 million Friday morning, beating out a field of 148 players in the World Series of Poker.
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Archive for June, 2007Jun 30 2007 Poker hobby pays off for south Fort Myers man (The News-Press)While some Southwest Florida retirees spend their days playing golf or fishing, Roger Linnemann spends his at the poker tables. More: continued here Jun 30 2007 World Series of Poker learns a lesson from NASCAR (Las Vegas Business Press)Sponsor banners, advertisements and corporate signage abound at this year’s World Series of Poker. Even the poker tables are sponsored, tagged with the logos of Milwaukee’s Best Light beer, PartyPoker.net and Planters nuts. More: continued here Jun 30 2007 Blind poker player says he’s denied World Series of Poker spot (KGET 17 Bakersfield)It’s every sports player’s dream to play in the Super Bowl or World Series, and the same holds true for people who play poker as a sport. A Bakersfield man… More: continued here Jun 30 2007 The stakes go up: ‘No limit’ poker OK’d for Jacksonville (Savannah Morning News)JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – James Barlow is a regular at the velvet-topped tables inside the poker room at St. Johns Greyhound Park, sometimes logging six nights a week playing low-stakes cards. More: continued here Jun 30 2007 Poker Champ Shares Some Tips (CBS News)With millions in prize money up for grabs at the World Series of Poker, the game has exploded in popularity in recent years. Champion player Chris Moneymaker paid a visit to The Early Show to share some tips. More: continued here Jun 30 2007 Bar poker ban ends Sunday (Casper Star-Tribune)CHEYENNE (AP) — Poker players around the state can shuffle up and deal in restaurants and bars starting Sunday, but in Cheyenne they may be forced to fold before even seeing their cards. More: continued here Jun 30 2007 2007 WSOP Event 40 – Mixed Holdem Limit/No Limit $1,500Winner – Fred GoldbergPrize – $205,271Nobody will ever be able to accuse Fred Goldberg of being lazy this year at the World Series of Poker. More: continued here Jun 30 2007 2007 WSOP Event 41 – World Championship Seniors No Limit Holdem $1,000Winner – Ernest BennettPrize – $348,423Tony Korfman and Ernest Bennett were the last two players standing at the end of Event 41, the seniors No Limit Holdem tournament. Instead of getting bogged down in a drawn out battle for the bracelet the men instead had a short conversation. More: continued here Jun 30 2007 2007 WSOP Diary: Day 28, June 28thAs we get closer and closer to the main event, there are fewer championships awarded on a daily basis – but oddly enough despite the fact that there are no longer that many bracelets to play for, tempers seem to be getting shorter. More: continued here |
